Breeders Cup Classic
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November 1st in 80s History
Fun Movie Facts!
(Best Directors Academy Awards)
1980 - Robert Redford
Ordinary People
1981 - Warren Beatty
Reds
1982 - Richard Attenborough
Gandhi
1983 - James L. Brooks
Terms of Endearment
1984 - Miloš Forman
Amadeus
1985 - Sydney Pollack
Out of Africa
1986 - Oliver Stone
Platoon
1987 - Bernardo Bertolucci
The Last Emperor
1988 - Barry Levinson
Rain Man
1989 - Oliver Stone
Born on the Fourth of July
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#1 Songs in America
(November 1st)
1980 - "Woman in Love"
Barbra Streisand
10/24 - 11/14
1981 - "Arthur's Theme"
Christopher Cross
10/17 - 11/6
1982 - "Who Can It Be Now?"
Men at Work
10/30 - 11/5
1983 - "Islands in the Stream"
Kenny Rogers and Dolly Parton
10/29 - 11/11
1984 - "I Just Called to Say I Love You"
Stevie Wonder
10/13 - 11/2
1985 - "Saving All My Love For You"
Whitney Houston
10/26 - 11/1
1986 - "True Colors"
Cyndi Lauper
10/25 - 11/7
1987 - "Bad"
Michael Jackson
10/24 - 11/6
1988 - "A Groovy Kind of Love"
Phil Collins
10/22 - 11/4
1989 - "Miss You Much"
Janet Jackson
10/7 - 11/3
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A Nightmare on Elm Street 2 Premiered in Theaters
On November 1, 1986 Laffit Pincay, Jr. won the Breeders Cup Classic aboard Skywalker. Trained by Michael Whittingham
1985 - A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge Premiered in Theaters
* With Only a $3 Million Dollar Budget the Film Grossed Over $30 Million
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Code Red
Headlines
(November 1st)
1982 - Honda Opened an Assembly Plant in Marysville, Ohio
* The First Asian Company to Assemble Cars in the United States
Did You Know?
The Honda Accord Was the First Car Built at the Factory
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1984 - Pat Benatar Released Her 5th Album (Tropico)
Reached #14 on the US Billboard 200 Charts
* Featuring “We Belong”
On November 1, 1981 Code Red Premiered on ABC
1982 - Night Ranger Released Their Debut Album (Dawn Patrol)
Reached #38 on the US Billboard 200 Charts
* Featuring “Don’t Tell Me You Love Me
Did You Know?
Night Ranger Was Formed in San Francisco in 1979
Happy 80s Birthdays
1941 - Robert Foxworth (Actor) Falcon Crest
1949 - David Foster (Record Producer)
1949 - Belita Moreno (Actress) Perfect Strangers
1951 - Ronald Bell (Saxophonist) Kool & the Gang
1957 - Lyle Lovett (Country Singer)
1960 - Fernando Valenzuela (Baseball)
1962 - Anthony Kiedis (Singer) Red Hot Chili Peppers
1963 - Rick Allen (Drummer) Def Leppard (Has One Arm)
1966 - Willie D (Rapper) Geto Boys
1967 - Tina Arena (Singer)
Fun Fact!
In 1981 Fernando Valenzuela (Los Angeles Dodgers) Won the National League Rookie of the Year and the Cy Young Award
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Other Notable Birthdays
Larry Flynt (Pornstar)
November 1, 1942 - February 10, 2021
Passed Away at Age 78 from Heart Failure
* Founded Hustler Magazine
Voted the #1 Most Powerful Person in Porn
Bobby “The Brain” Heenan (Wrestling Manager)
November 1, 1944 - September 17, 2017
Passed Away at Age 72 from Throat Cancer
* 4x Manager of the Year (1972, 1976, 1989, 1991)
Elected to the Baseball WWE Hall of Fame in 2004
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Passed Away
(On This Day)
Walter Payton (Football)
Passed Away on November 1, 1999 at Age 45 from a Rare Liver Disease
* 9x Pro Bowl
1977 MVP
NFL 1970s All-Decade Team
1980s All-Decade Team
75th Anniversary All-Time Team
100th Anniversary All-Time Team
Elected to the Football Hall of Fame in 1993
Pascual Perez (Baseball)
Passed Away on November 1, 2012 at Age 55 from Head Injuries During a Robbery at His Home in the Dominican Republic
Played 12-Seasons in the Major Leagues
* Elected to the All-Star Game in 1983 (Atlanta Braves)
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80s Movies
(Albums Released On This Day)
1985 - A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge
Director: Jack Sholder
Starring: Mark Patton, Kim Myers, Robert Rusler, Clu Gulager, Hope Lange and Robert Englund
Budget: $3 Million
Box Office: $30 Million
1985 - To Live and Die in L.A.
Director: William Friedkin
Starring: William L. Petersen, Willem Dafoe, John Pankow, Debra Feuer, John Turturro, Darlanne Fluegel and Dean Stockwell
Budget: $6 Million
Box Office: $17.3 Millon
1985 - Death Wish 3
Director: Michael Winner
Starring: Charles Bronson, Deborah Raffin, Ed Lauter, Martin Balsam and Alex Winter
Budget: $10 Million
Box Office: $16.1 Million
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80s Television
(On This Day)
1981 - Code Red Premiered on ABC
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 19
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80s Music
(Albums Released On This Day)
1980 - Slade Smashes! (Compilation Album)
Slade
* Reached #21 in the UK
1982 - Dawn Patrol
Night Ranger (Debut Album)
Billboard Charts: #38
1984 - Tropico
Pat Benatar (5th Album)
Billboard Charts: #14
* Featuring “We Belong”
1984 - Treasure
Cocteau Twins (3rd Album)
* Reached #29 in the UK
1986 - Medusa
Clan of Xymox (2nd Album)
1987 - Touch the World
Earth, Wind & Fire (14th Album)
Billboard Charts: #33
1987 - The Eternal Idol (13th Album)
Black Sabbath
Billboard Charts: #68
* First Album with Singer Tony Allen
1988- 20
Harry Connick, Jr. (2nd Album)
Billboard Charts: #133
1988 - Reach for the Sky
Ratt (4th Album)
Billboard Charts: #17
1988 - Shaday
Ofra Haza (17th Album)
Billboard Charts: #130
Singles Released
(On This Day)
1985 - “Holding Back the Years"
Simply Red
#1 Song in America from July 12 - 18
* Also Hit #1 in Canada and Ireland
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80s Sports
(On This Day)
1981 - Darrell Waltrip Won His 4th NASCAR Race in Row
* Waltrip Won the 1981 NASCAR Championship (Won 13 Races)
1984 - Los Angeles Clippers Beat the New York Knicks 107-105 in the First NBA Game at the LA Memorial Sports Arena
Attendance: 12,018
Norm Nixon (Clippers) 21 pts.
Bernard King (Knicks) 25 pts.
1986 - #1 Overall Pick Brad Daugherty Made His NBA Debut for the Cleveland Cavaliers
* The Bullets Beat the Cavs 113 - 106 in Cleveland
Daugherty Played 37 Minutes
Scored 8 pts. with 13 rebounds and 6 assist
1986 - Laffit Pincay, Jr. Won the Breeders Cup Classic Aboard Skywalker
Track: Santa Anita Park
Jockey: Laffit Pincay, Jr.
Trainer: Michael Whittingham
Owner: Oak Cliff Stables
1987 - The 18th New York City Marathon
Men: Ibrahim Hussein (Kenya) 2:11:01
Women: Priscilla Welch (United Kingdom) 2:30:17
1987 - The New York Jets Retired Don Maynards (Wide Receiver) #13
* Played 13 Seasons With the Jets
Won Super Bowl III
Hall of Fame (1987)
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In Other 80s News
(On This Day)
1982 - Honda Opened a Factory in Marysville, Ohio Making Them the First Asian Company to Make Cars in the United States
* The Honda Accord Was the First Car Produced in the US
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Other Notable Dates
(On November 1st)
1604 - William Shakespeare's Othello, Was Performed For the First Time at Whitehall Palace in London
1765 - The Stamp Act Went Into Effect
1800 - John Adams Became the First President to Live in the White House
1848 - The First Female Medical School, the Female Boston Medical School Opened in Boston
* Later Merged With Boston University
1894 - Buffalo Bill, Annie Oakley and 15 Indians Were Filmed by Thomas Edison in His Black Maria Studio in West Orange, New Jersey
1896 - A Picture of a Women’s Bare Breasts Appeared in National Geographic Magazine For the First Time
1938 - Seabiscuit Beat War Admiral in a Match Race Deemed "The Match of the Century" in Thoroughbred Racing
1968 - The Movie Rating System Was Introduced (G, M, R, X)
* The First R Rated Movie Was Greetings (1968)
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